For every project manager and asset recovery team in the Oil & Gas industry, it’s a familiar sight: the “boneyard.” It’s the sprawling collection of used take-up pipe, surplus valves from a project that wrapped up, and process equipment that’s been sitting idle for months.
Each item in that yard represents tied-up capital and a growing logistical headache. The pressure from management is clear: liquidate these assets, clear the space, and get it off the books. But the process is notoriously difficult. You’re forced to deal with scrap dealers who don’t understand the secondary market, multiple vendors for different materials, and the constant risk of safety and environmental non-compliance.
What if you could make one call and turn that entire complex liability into a simple, profitable transaction?
The High Cost of Idle Assets: More Than Just Scrap Value
Traditional liquidation methods often leave significant money on the table. The typical approach of calling a local scrap dealer has major flaws:
- They Undervalue Your Assets: Scrappers value your pipe and equipment by the pound. They don’t have the network to price it for its secondary market potential as a functional asset.
- They Cherry-Pick: They’ll take the easy-to-move, clean materials and leave you with the complex items, like coated pipe or heavy equipment.
- They Create More Work: They don’t manage the dismantling, the heavy logistics, or the site cleanup. They put the burden of labor and liability back on you.
This fragmented approach is inefficient and rarely maximizes your return.
A Smarter Approach: The Single-Source Asset Recovery Partner
At Southwest Pipe Services, we’ve engineered a better way. We’re not just a buyer; we are a full-service asset recovery partner. We look at your entire boneyard—from buried pipelines to surplus fittings—and see its total potential value. We then provide the turnkey service to unlock it.
Here’s why a single-source partner changes the entire equation for your project.
We See Value Where Others See Waste
Our expertise goes beyond scrap metal. We understand the secondary market for used pipe, valves, and process equipment. This means our offers are not based on weight, but on true market value. We assess the specifications, condition, and potential applications to provide you with a quick, competitive, and transparent offer that reflects the asset’s real worth.
Your One Call for a Cleared Site
Complexity is our specialty. You don’t need to find one buyer for your pipe, another for your valves, and a separate contractor for removal. We handle it all:
- All Materials: Pipe of any diameter, valves, fittings, pumps, compressors, and more.
- All Conditions: We are fully equipped and certified to handle specialty materials, including pipe with asbestos (ACM) or PCB coatings, eliminating a massive headache for you.
- Full Easements: We purchase and decommission entire pipeline systems “as-is, where-is,” managing the entire process from excavation to site restoration.
Ironclad Logistics & Compliance
Your biggest risks in any liquidation project are safety and compliance. We absorb that risk for you. Our teams manage every aspect of the project—dismantling, loading, transport, and cleanup, adhering to the strictest safety and environmental protocols. With a nationwide reach, we can deploy to your project anywhere in the United States.
Our Transparent 5-Step Liquidation Process
We’ve streamlined the entire asset recovery process to be as efficient as possible for you.
- Initial Contact: Call or email our team with the details of your assets. The more information (specs, location, photos), the better.
- Professional Evaluation: Our specialists assess your materials’ specifications, condition, and current market value to prepare a comprehensive valuation.
- Competitive Offer: You receive a clear, competitive purchase offer with no hidden fees.
- Turnkey Logistics: Once approved, we handle everything. Our crews and equipment arrive on-site to manage the safe removal, transportation, and site restoration.
- Prompt Payment: You receive fast, straightforward payment, turning your idle assets into immediate working capital.
Beyond the Transaction: Your Partner in Value Recovery
Don’t let your boneyard be a drain on your resources. Those idle assets are an opportunity waiting to be unlocked. From a single pallet of surplus valves to hundreds of miles of buried pipeline, Southwest Pipe Services is your one-stop partner for purchasing and professionally removing your unused assets.
Ready to turn your boneyard into a balance sheet asset?
Call Southwest Pipe Services today for a no-obligation valuation of your surplus materials.
About Southwest Pipe Services:
Southwest Pipe Services, Inc. (SWP) is an environmental pipeline service company specializing in the mechanical removal of pipe coatings. Our services are performed for many clients in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and energy industries. We can perform these services at our Alvin, TX, or Winfield, KS facilities. Southwest Pipe Services can even mobilize to a client’s job site or facility and perform cleaning services on-site. Many of the coatings we remove are classified as regulated waste by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), (pipelines) containing asbestos (ACM) and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs remediation). SWP handles the removal of these coatings as specified by all local, state, and federal regulating agencies.
Dedicated to innovation and sustainability, Southwest Pipe Services, Inc. (SWP) contributes to a cleaner, more efficient future in the oil, gas, petrochemical, and energy industries. For more information about Southwest Pipe Services, Inc.
